Chittagonian language

{{Short description|Language spoken in parts of Bangladesh}}

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{{EngvarB|date=March 2017}}

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{{Infobox language

| name = Chittagonian

| altname = Chittagonian Bengali

| nativename = {{lang|ctg|চাটগাঁইয়া}}
{{lang|ctg|চিটাইঙ্গা}}

| pronunciation = {{IPA|ctg|saŋʈgaiyaŋ|}}
{{IPA|ctg|siʈaiŋga|}}

| states = Bangladesh

| ethnicity = Bengali{{Cite book |last=Masica |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Masica |year=1991 |title=The Indo-Aryan Languages |place= Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=25}}{{Citation

|last = Gordon Jr.

|first = Raymond G.

|title = Ethnologue: Languages of the World (15th edition)

|publisher = SIL International

|year = 2005

|location = Dallas, Texas

|url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=cit

|isbn = 978-1-55671-159-6

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070224034812/http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=cit

|archive-date = 24 February 2007

}}

| region = Chittagong region

| image = চাটগাঁইয়া.svg

| imagescale =

| speakers = 13 million

| date = 2006

| ref = e25

| speakers2 = to {{sigfig|15.9|2}} million (2007)Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007

| familycolor = Indo-European

| fam2 = Indo-Iranian

| fam3 = Indo-Aryan

| fam4 = Eastern

| fam5 = Bengali–Assamese

| fam6 = Gauda–Bangla

| fam7 = Southeastern Bengali

| script = * Bengali–Assamese script (Bengali alphabet)

• Arabic{{cite web | url=https://omniglot.com/writing/chittagonian.htm#:~:text=Chittagonian%20(%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE),Rangamati%2C%20Bandarban%20and%20Khagrachhari%20districts | title=Chittagonian language and alphabet | access-date=1 August 2022 | archive-date=1 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801143218/https://omniglot.com/writing/chittagonian.htm#:~:text=Chittagonian%20(%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE),Rangamati%2C%20Bandarban%20and%20Khagrachhari%20districts | url-status=live }}
• Latin{{cite web | url=https://omniglot.com/writing/chittagonian.htm#:~:text=Chittagonian%20(%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE),Rangamati%2C%20Bandarban%20and%20Khagrachhari%20districts | title=Chittagonian language and alphabet | access-date=1 August 2022 | archive-date=1 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801143218/https://omniglot.com/writing/chittagonian.htm#:~:text=Chittagonian%20(%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE),Rangamati%2C%20Bandarban%20and%20Khagrachhari%20districts | url-status=live }}

| iso3 = ctg

| glotto = chit1275

| glottorefname = Chittagonian

| linglist = ctg

| lingua = 73-DEE-aa

| notice = IPA

| map = File:Bengali dialects political map.svg

| mapcaption = Map{{Legend|green|Chittagonian Language speaking area}}

}}

Chittagonian ({{lang|ctg|চাটগাঁইয়া}} {{translit|ctg|saṭgãia}} or {{lang|ctg|চিটাইঙ্গা}} {{translit|ctg|siṭaiṅga}}){{cite Banglapedia|article=Chittagong_City}}{{cite web |date=20 April 2021 |title= |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রামের আঞ্চলিক স্বকীয়তা |url=https://nagorik.prothomalo.com/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731135049/https://nagorik.prothomalo.com/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE |archive-date=31 July 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Prothom Alo |language=bn}} or Chittagonian Bengali{{cite web|url=https://wals.info/languoid/lect/wals_code_bec|title= Bengali (Chittagong) at wals}}{{cite web|url=https://www.language-archives.org/language/ctg|title=Olac resources in and about Chittagonian}} is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Chittagonian and Standard Bengali are not inherently mutually intelligible, although it is considered by some as a nonstandard Bengali dialect. Chittagonian is also considered to be a separate language by some linguists.{{Cite book |last=Masica |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Masica |year=1991 |title=The Indo-Aryan Languages |place= Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=16}} "The dialect of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh, is different enough to be considered a separate language." While Chittagonian is linguistically distinct, its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language.{{Cite book |last=Masica |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Masica |year=1991 |title=The Indo-Aryan Languages |place= Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=25}} It is mutually intelligible with the Rohingya language, Chakma language and with a lesser extent to Noakhailla. It is estimated (2006) that Chittagonian has 13 million speakers, principally in Bangladesh.